COBOL Technical Interview Questions.
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- Explain how do you do to resolve SOC-7 error in COBOL?
- What is the difference between COMP & COMP-3 ?
- Explain what is the difference between SEARCH and SEARCH ALL ?
- What is the difference between index and subscript ?
- Explain how is sign stored in a COMP field and in a comp-3 field ?
- Can you redefine an X(100) field with a field of X(200) in COBOL?
- What does EXIT do in a COBOL program?
- What is the difference between CONTINUE & NEXT SENTENCE in COBOL?
- In COBOL, when would you use in-line perform ?
- Explain what is the difference between performing a SECTION and a PARAGRAPH ?
- What should be the sorting order for SEARCH ALL in COBOL?
- How will you define a Table/Array in COBOL ?
- Is it possible that the REDEFINES clause has different picture clauses compared to the one it redefined?
- Explain what are the different forms of EVALUATE statement in COBOL?
- Explain how is sign stored in Packed Decimal fields and Zoned Decimal fields in COBOL?
- What does the IS NUMERIC clause establish ?
- What is the purpose of 77 level, why it is used in COBOL?
- In COBOL, what does the INITIALIZE verb do ?
- What care has to be taken to force program to execute above 16 Meg line ?
- What does a status return code of nn29 mean in relation to record locks in COBOL?
- What do you mean by Area Sweep and when is it used?
- Why would you use find and get rather than an obtain?
- If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the difference between an obtain next and obtain first?
- How can you can read the file from bottom in COBOL?
- Explain what is the difference between SEARCH and SEARCH ALL What is more efficient ?
- Why do we code s9 (4) comp in spite of knowing comp-3 will occupy less space ?
- What is the Purpose of POINTER Phrase in STRING command ?
- What divisions, sections and paragraphs are mandatory for a COBOL program ?
- Explain what is the difference between Structured COBOL Programming and Object Oriented COBOL ?
- How do you submit JCL via a Cobol program ?
- What is the different between index and subscript in COBOL?
- What do you feel makes a good COBOL program ?
- What is the difference between static call & Dynamic call in COBOL?
- Can you provide some advantages of REDEFINES clause in COBOL?
- Explain how would you execute a set of JCL statements from a COBOL program ?
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